"Journalists looking to speak to ordinary Iowans inadvertently approached each other." "One journalist looking for local color approached an attendee who turned out to be an editor at The Times." All day have I been chuckling over these snippets from a scene: journalism at the Iowa Caucuses.

More journalists than actual people

Is anyone in this diner an actual Trump Voter or are we all reporters?

I was caucusing for Bernie in Des Moines in 2020 and one of the houses that was in my list to door knock was the AirBnB where all the Liz Warren staff were staying

🤦🏻‍♂️

All this breathless coverage over a caucus where 100,000 people or so took part.

I have definitely read a Dave Barry bit about this kind of thing happening in Iowa/NH.

The fact media spends so much time, energy, and $ to cover what 15% of Registered Republicans think in Iowa is sad and not good for our democracy.

Falling all over each other

I’m assuming the “local color” was various shades of white, ranging from alabaster to Band-Aid beige.

I'm like 80 percent sure this was a bit in Bloom County in the 1980s.